Game-board



L. BOYD.

GAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 27. 1920.

1,383,185; 1 PatexitdJune 28,1921

5y Mmd UNITED STATEE' LYMAN BOYD, O35 CANTON, OHIO.

GAME-BEARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 1921.

Application filed March 2?, 19120. Serial No. 365,303.

I! 0 all to hem it may concern Be it known that I, LYMAN Born, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Game- Board, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to game boards of the character where men or pieces are distributed among two or more players and moved upon tracks about the board to a goal or finishing point, the moves being determined by the throw of dice.

The objects of the invention are the provision of a game board provided with starting places for the men or pieces of a plurality of players, having a track with which all of said starting places communicate, turn-outs communicating at intervals with said track and safety zones located along the side of said track and turn-outs, said track and turn-outs and safety zones being com mon to all of the men or pieces and a home stretch for the men or pieces of each player communicating with the common track and terminating at a common goal or finishing point.

With these objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which The figure is a plan view of the improved game board embodying the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A continuous marginal track 1, composed of a plurality of squares or spaces, which are preferably white as shown on the drawing, extends around the four sides of the board. The board is adapted to be used by two, three or four players each having men of a distinctive color and to that end, a home stretch extends from each side edge of the board to a central diamond 2 which is the goal or finishing point for all of the players.

'Each of these home stretches communicates with the outer marginal track 1 along the adjacent side edge of the board, midway between the corners of the board and terminatesat the square 2 and these home stretches which are numbered 3, 4:, 5 and 6 are each of different colors corresponding with the colors of the men or pieces used by the difierent players, the home stretches shown upon the drawing being colored yellow, green, orange and blue respectively.

A turn-out indicated by the numeral 7 extends inwardly along each side of each home stretch from the outer marginal track to the inner end of the home stretch where it communicates through the triangular shaped spaces 8 with the corresponding turnout which extends along side the next adjacent home stretch.

Safety zones 9, comprising squares or spaces corresponding with the adjacent squares or spaces in the turn-outs are located at intervals along side of the turn-outs 7. Located in each corner of the board between said safety zones and the outer marginal track 1, is a starting point 10 within which the men or pieces of each player are placed at the beginning of the game. A starting space or square 11, which is preferably of the same color as the men or pieces which are started from said point forms a com munication between each starting point and the adjacent turn-out 7.

in playing the game each player has three men or pieces of the same color, the colors of the players corresponding with the colors of the home stretches and starting spaces 11. Each player places his three men within the starting point 10 having the starting space which is of corresponding color. Dice are thrown, the player making the highest throw starting the game.

To start the game, each player should throw in turn two dice, the highest count giving that player the first turn. The first player then throws the dice again. If either die shows a four, or if the combination of the two dice make a four, such player may enter one of his men from his starting point.

the oppoi'ients men, the opponent is In starting each man or piece is started from the starting space Til of corresponding color and moved out on to the adjacent turn-out 7 and then continues to move straight ahead on said turnout and onto the track 1 moving ahead along said track. After a player has moved a man on to the track 1 he may continue to move entirely along the track 1 until he comes to the home stretch adjacent to his starting point after Which he moves his man along the home stretch and to the goal or finishing point 2, or he may move his man around any of the turn-outs 7 always moving ahead until he comes to the proper home stretch.

Should any player move any of his men or pieces on to a square occupied by one of penalized and has to start his man back at the starting point again While the other player may move his man ahead for fifteen spaces or he may move one man ten spaces and an other man live spaces, or each of his three men five spaces, Should a player desire to avoid having one of his men thus captured by an opponent he may, if he throws the proper number with the dice, move his man on to one of the safety zones 9, allowing the man to remain there until the opponents man passes. The first player moving all three of his men entirely around the board and into the diamond 2 Wins the game.

I claim to be moved, a square area Within each corner of said track, for the retention of pieces of one player,v Waiting to be put into play, a diamond field at the center of the board forming a common goal for the pieces, a home stretch extending from the center of each side of the rectangular track to the adjacent corner oi" the diamond, each home stretch being of the same color as the pieces of one player, and forming path from the rectangular track to the goal for the pieces oi: the same color, a turn out track extending along the two inner sides of each square retention area and connecting at'its outer ends with tWo adjacent sides of'the rectangular track, said turn 'outbeing divided into squares similar to the squares in the rectangular track, triangles being in each turn out adjacent to the groah'safcty Zones beside certain squares in the turn outs and a startin souare, connectinp' each retention area with the adjacent turn out, said starting squares being colored to correspond with the pieces in the adjoining retention area.

in testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

LYMAN BOYD 

